Garage Door Security: Is Your Customer's Garage Secure?

by Jeremy Reeder
Created: May 2, 2012

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Figure 9: Left door-mounted security-barrier installed. (1/16” x 1” x 8” angle-aluminum)
Figure 9: Left door-mounted security-barrier installed. (1/16” x 1” x 8” angle-aluminum)
Figure 8: Installation of wall-mounted security-barrier (1/16” x 3/4” x 8” angle-aluminum).
Figure 8: Installation of wall-mounted security-barrier (1/16” x 3/4” x 8” angle-aluminum).
Figure 7: Hanger unlocking electrically-operated garage door.
Figure 7: Hanger unlocking electrically-operated garage door.
Figure 6: An electrically-operated garage door, with no outside handle.
Figure 6: An electrically-operated garage door, with no outside handle.
Figure 5: 2007 replica of AC Cobra 427 Roadster, with Ford 5.0L HO engine.
Figure 5: 2007 replica of AC Cobra 427 Roadster, with Ford 5.0L HO engine.
Figure 4: A more secure manual lock.
Figure 4: A more secure manual lock.
Figure 3: Hanger retracting cable-operated latches.
Figure 3: Hanger retracting cable-operated latches.
Figure 2. Cable-operated garage-door latch.
Figure 2. Cable-operated garage-door latch.
Figure 1. One-car garage with T-handle locking system.
Figure 1. One-car garage with T-handle locking system.
Figure 10: Completed installation of aluminum security-barriers.
Figure 10: Completed installation of aluminum security-barriers.

Voila! Security! I’m sure there are other vulnerabilities that have not been addressed in this article, but we’ve found a few gaping security holes and found easy ways to close them. With thirty dollars’ worth of aluminum, a garage that could previously be opened in seconds by an amateur without special tools has been converted into an automobile fortress.